Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-07
CARE OF THE TEETH,

Remarkable Progress In Dentistry-Teeth and
Good LoOks-Useful Hints.
A mouthful of good teeth is one of the
rare gifts of nature. Like bright eyes,
pink mooned finger nails, or a fine COM
plexion, they indicate the requests of
heredity and are symbolic of a sweet
breath, good digestion and wholesome
stomach. A wealth of dentine is not as
highly priced as formerly, owing to the
remarkable progress made in dentistry
within the last quarter of a century.
Molar members think nothing of working
a cheval de frise sort of set of teeth into
double row of presentable worries, and
the skill with which china teeth are made
! to duplicate nature is sufficient to keep
the genuine articles under a constant ban
of suspicion. All these facts were doubt
less known to the fashionable mother who
prayed for s'just such eyes and fine com
| plexion" for her little daughter. Eyes
and skin from nature, and art can manage
the rest, at least to the satisfaction of the
modern beauty.
In remodeling teeth everything fails
before the final surrender to false set
Where they overlap space has to be made
at the sacrifice often of good material,
and when by accident, tooth is wanted
the gap is filled by spacing the whole
row.
| In the color of teeth almost as much
variety exists as in hair and eyes, Some
teeth are naturally gray, yellowish or
! blueish in cast, and to try and whit en-
them is time wasted. The only solace
lies in keeping them clean and straig hit
1t is immaterial to any one with mus
tache or very long upper lip whether
he has any front teeth or not. For ladies
! or beardless men, especially those who
| laugh much with the lips, a remedy is
sought among the Delsarte people. These
ref1ners of nature attempt, and with sue
cess too, to cultivate very low voice in
! speaking, forbid the license of heated
discussion, and endeavor to cultivate a
laugh in the eyes, rather than about the
lips The training is a long and tedious
task, but there are few ordeals for a
fashionable man or woman to endure
when the goal is good looks.
1t is almost impossible to say anything
on the subject of powders. The best pow
der is the one that does the least harm to
the gums and keeps the enamel clean
W1ntergreen Is safe to any polish, but q
frequent use of soft soap and warm water
renders much OF the cleansing powder su
| PClEuOuH' Ic0tu budG are DruShoQ fOul
times day viii not need q powder more
thar once week. Toothpicks are iudis
pensable, and even with them it is otter
necessary to run a thread between the
teeth to remove any possible accumula
tion or splinter.
There might be a diminutition of den
tistry bills if those who have teeth woul6
take the trouble to clean them once 6
month. Five cents worth of pumice stone
will cover a year, and nothing but 6
match is needed to start with. Dip the
pine In the stone and rub between the
teeth till all trace of mineral accumuIa
ton has been removed. The inside sur.
face must be cleaned separately, and the
task finished by rubbing the face an6
crown of the tooth with a soft handker
chief dipped in the powder Unless the
operation is made habitual il will con
sumo the best part of al hour to produce
any good effects.